CRASH TEST SMOKERS WI

Power ranking

#1769

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1522 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-26

latest 2021-08-27

Best ToY finish

#192

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6228 / 720

Master · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.23 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.28 (-1.05)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Puckaway Pigfest

Consistency

±11.13

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.17 · weakest Chicken (161.40)

Road miles

1153

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Purse competed for

$121K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.28 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Smokin Highwaymen has finished one call ahead of CRASH TEST SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

😤 Pork nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared pork entries.

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (2021-06-11).

Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokin Highwaymen	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PURPLE SHADOW	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
QUE U	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Hogline	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	0	172.0000	151.9200	161.40	top 73%
Pork Ribs	15	4	2	2	179.4400	148.5028	166.06	top 44%
Pork	15	6	0	3	175.4172	159.3600	166.17	top 45%
Brisket	15	4	0	2	178.2972	158.1940	164.65	top 52%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	13	0	top 52%
IL	2	0	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 53%
Large (40+)	6	top 57%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	14	0	top 64%	2021-08-27
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	21	0	top 71%	2019-08-24

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in WI (13 of 15 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
Average Master overall score: 658.28 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
📣 2019-04-26 — First call · The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
⭐ 2019-07-12 — Career-best overall score (677.6228) · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1
📈 2019-07-12 — Peak power rating (1522) · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Puckaway Pigfest	2019-09-06
+10.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1	2019-07-12
+8.8	Masters in May Day 2	2019-05-04
+7.1	Masters In May Day 1	2019-05-03
+2.9	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest	2019-05-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	2021-06-12
-9.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2021-06-11
-7.9	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	2019-08-23
-6.1	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2019-08-24
-4.9	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	2019-06-22

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	4	0	0	1	75%	top 71%	92.3%	91.1%
2019	11	0	4	1	64%	top 48%	94.1%	91.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-08-27	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	18 / 25 (664.4228)	16 (166.8228)	7 (171.4056)	20 (162.2400)	18 (163.9544)
2021-08-26	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	14 / 25 (660.9944)	23 (158.8000)	1 (172.5716)	7 (167.9772)	19 (161.6456)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	37 / 45 (649.5656)	37 (162.8000)	44 (148.5028)	2 (173.1200)	25 (165.1428)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	38 / 52 (648.4800)	46 (157.0856)	20 (166.8572)	35 (164.5372)	36 (160.0000)
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	7 / 39 (662.6856)	35 (151.9200)	1 (179.4400)	17 (162.7884)	7 (168.5372)
2019-08-24	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	21 / 29 (663.2456)	24 (164.5256)	17 (165.0972)	10 (169.6800)	20 (163.9428)
2019-08-23	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	21 / 30 (647.8288)	17 (163.9888)	21 (161.6456)	19 (162.2516)	22 (159.9428)
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI	22 / 36 (656.3540)	28 (162.2284)	16 (166.2400)	30 (159.3600)	16 (168.5256)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	8 / 37 (677.6228)	8 (172.0000)	19 (167.3828)	13 (168.5372)	12 (169.7028)
2019-06-22	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	31 / 45 (654.1028)	25 (165.6800)	26 (165.0972)	27 (165.1316)	34 (158.1940)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	32 / 50 (648.4340)	39 (161.0856)	18 (165.1200)	31 (163.3944)	35 (158.8340)
2019-05-31	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI	8 / 19 (655.8168)	12 (162.8000)	7 (165.6800)	3 (169.1084)	14 (158.2284)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	10 / 40 (673.0288)	37 (154.7772)	17 (169.1200)	3 (175.4172)	3 (173.7144)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	13 / 42 (675.3260)	25 (163.9428)	18 (167.9772)	25 (165.1088)	2 (178.2972)
2019-04-26	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI	13 / 26 (636.3424)	22 (152.5028)	14 (158.8228)	7 (163.9312)	10 (161.0856)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#404 (803 pts)	#532 (658 pts)	#331 (953 pts)	#409 (833 pts)	#444 (763 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#231 (1293 pts)	#342 (996 pts)	#360 (963 pts)	#105 (1725 pts)	#170 (1513 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#223 (1409 pts)	#258 (1229 pts)	#175 (1504 pts)	#237 (1304 pts)	#255 (1308 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#192 (1565 pts)	#255 (1263 pts)	#227 (1370 pts)	#199 (1430 pts)	#65 (2105 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#273 (1228 pts)	#246 (1283 pts)	#294 (1170 pts)	#240 (1245 pts)	#168 (1638 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#242 (1356 pts)	#478 (801 pts)	#151 (1621 pts)	#316 (1106 pts)	#168 (1596 pts)